Volv Concierge #65

Hey, it’s Priyanka!

Two weeks into 2025, and wow, we’re already neck-deep in tense headlines. While we’re still shaking off the holiday hangover, here are the two biggest stories shaking up the year so far:

🤳 #TiktokBan Drama 🤳

January 19 is D-Day for TikTok in the US—the Supreme Court seems ready to either ban or force a sale. Their reason? They believe TikTok poses a “national security threat.” But wait—plot twists abound!

• Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary jumped in with a buyout offer.

• Elon Musk is rumored to be in talks with China, though TikTok called it “pure fiction.”

• Even MrBeast’s eyeing the app!

Meanwhile, TikTok users are in full survival mode:

• Some are bidding an ironic goodbye to their “Chinese spies”

• Others are doubling down, joining Xiaohongshu (China’s TikTok twin) just to troll the US government. Fun fact: Chinese users are welcoming the #TikTokRefugees with open arms—and asking for English homework help!

All jokes aside, if the ban goes through this is what you can expect on Jan 19th.

👨‍🚒 LA fires: Disaster and Conspiracies strike

Wildfires that began in Palisades have scorched 23,000+ acres, claimed 24 lives, and displaced thousands. The devastation is one of the worst in US history—but it’s also igniting acts of solidarity.

• Celebs like Beyoncé have donated millions, while climate activist Leo DiCaprio fled in his gas-guzzling private jet (ouch).

• Mexico, Canada, and even Ukraine are sending firefighters to help.

🧨 Conspiracy theories? Oh, they’re spreading faster than the flames:

• Some celebrities blame arsonists, not climate change.

• SmartLA 2028? Rumor has it the fires were planned to clear space for futuristic projects.

• Insurance scams? Many accuse companies of bailing on wildfire-prone homes.

• Even Diddy’s somehow in the mix.

As LA struggles to recover, the wildfire crisis reminds us how climate change and chaos often go hand-in-hand.

‼️ Oddly 2025: Headlines you can’t miss

• iPhone’s thinnest model is coming

• Mark Zuckerberg 3.0 wants more “masculine energy” in companies

• Gaza ceasefire offers hope to Palestinians

• OpenAI is building robots—China’s already ahead

• The world’s biggest penis by country revealed (yep).

• Get tipsy without alcohol—it’s a thing now

• A surgeon caught cancer from a patient (first-ever)

• Women gearing up for robot partners—welcome to the future

That’s it for today. See you next week when Trump is President again!

This newsletter was edited by Aritra Dutta Gupta